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Strother Martin

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Strother Martin

Mar 26, 1919 – Aug 1, 1980147 titles 73 movies · 74 TV
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Biography

Strother Martin (March 26, 1919 – August 1, 1980) was an American actor in numerous films and television programs. Martin is perhaps best known as the prison "captain" in the 1967 film Cool Hand Luke, where he uttered the line, "What we've got here is...failure to communicate."

Born

Mar 26, 1919 – Aug 1, 1980

Kokomo, Indiana, USA

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Roles across career

Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).

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1950 2 title(s)

1951 6 title(s)

1952 6 title(s)

1953 4 title(s)

1954 8 title(s)

1955 9 title(s)

1956 8 title(s)

1957 6 title(s)

1958 6 title(s)

1959 9 title(s)

1960 1 title(s)

1961 5 title(s)

1962 4 title(s)

1963 5 title(s)

1964 4 title(s)

1965 7 title(s)

1966 4 title(s)

1967 7 title(s)

1968 3 title(s)

1969 5 title(s)

1970 1 title(s)

1971 5 title(s)

1972 3 title(s)

1973 3 title(s)

1974 4 title(s)

1975 6 title(s)

1976 1 title(s)

1977 1 title(s)

1978 6 title(s)

1979 5 title(s)

1980 2 title(s)

2004 1 title(s)